Suzhou used to be the best city in the Ming Dynasty, with the most dense population and the most developed textiles.

Prosperous but not gorgeous Hanchuan Kou, gorgeous but not prosperous Lingfu, the world will be the most prosperous, except for the Beijing Wuxia have. It is said that Suzhou is the second largest city in the Ming Dynasty except for Beijing, and it is the economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty.

Upstairs in the south city of Suzhou, Hou Xuanyan looked at Wu Zhikui and his soldiers and horses in the distance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as my shoulders collapsed, an indescribable tiredness welled up in my heart, and after holding on for so long, I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Hong Yixun secretly made a skillful effort, and seemed to put his hand on his shoulder, but in fact dragged him down the city tower.

As soon as they got off the city wall, countless people had gathered below, and they walked out of their homes with joy on their faces and celebrated with joy.

Dolgon's shaving order made the people of Jiangnan resist from the heart, and Suzhou is the place with the most jinshi since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. In this kind of land of poetry and books, the rivers are full of ink, and the trees and flowers are bookish. It's a big trick to get them to shave their tails.

Hou Xuanyan has always believed that Dolgon, the actual master of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, may be a fierce general in battle, but if he wants to enter the Central Plains, he is really lucky.

First of all, there was an emperor Taiji whose political IQ was several grades higher than his, who paved the way for him and designed a general policy. And then there's... Daming's opponents set off too well.

Hou Xuanyan forgot to look at it, and the joy on the faces of the people was real, and there was no showmanship. Most of the people in Jiangnan are focused on their homeland, and the number of bright spirits is not exhausted.

The white-haired Gu Youde, under the escort of the Gu family's thugs, squeezed through the crowd and greeted him.

Hou Xuanyan played a strong spirit, stepped forward to hold his hand, and the scene at this time was like the meeting of the two giants of Jinggangshan.

"Xuan Yan, you are good, from today onwards, Suzhou is our own Suzhou people."

Back in the Gu Mansion, the grand compound was already crowded with people. These people are well-maintained, most of them have crane hair and childish faces, and they are rich and rich. They are all well-known squires in Suzhou, and some of them do not live in Suzhou City, but they also rushed over. Seeing Gu Youde returning home, these big landlords surrounded him one after another.

Gu You took Hou Xuanyan's hand and introduced: "This is the eldest son of Lord Hou Zeng of Jiading, Hou Xuanyan!" ”

Seeing that he was so young, the big landlords all showed a satisfied look on their faces and nodded secretly. Only by supporting such a young man can it be controlled, if a Cao A is raised to hide it, they are afraid that they will not be able to control it.

Hou Xuanyan's soldiers and horses are now mostly from these people's houses, so they are also polite to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Qinggou will not sit idly by and watch us take Suzhou, and not far from here, there are more than 70,000 Qing soldiers besieging Jiangyin. Yan Yingyuan City in Jiangyin County has few soldiers, and I don't know how many days it can last, so we have to repair the city wall, make more arrows, prepare for rolling stones, and prepare to defend the city. ”

Gu Youde said with a smile: "We are all ordinary people, how can we understand this, you can do it." We don't have anything else, we have enough money. ”

He does have the confidence to say this, and now among the richest people in the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that many of the people in this courtyard can be on the list. Other landlord friends are also smiling, they are indeed not short of money, and they are willing to spend money. At the beginning, the Donglin party was in power and the opposition, and in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, which was no less dangerous than the battlefield, it maintained a super high combat effectiveness for many years. And the behind-the-scenes boss of the Donglin Party is the group of big landlords in front of him.

It's so comfortable to be friends with local tyrants. The Donglin Party is almost finished now, it's time to find a new representative, Hou Xuanyan may not be their most ideal candidate at this time, but he has become the only candidate.

After this time, Tu Guobao suddenly raised his butcher's knife, and these big landlords who had money and no soldiers in their hands also realized that supporting civil officials in a peaceful and prosperous era could ensure their wealth and fortune. But now that the war is raging, what is needed is an armed force to protect his Wanguan family property.

At this moment, they were staring at Hou Xuanyan with a smile, as if they were staring at the majestic watchdog they had just bought. The eyes are full of satisfaction and appreciation.

And Hou Xuanyan looked at them with a smile, as if looking at a group of fat sheep with delicious meat, tender and juicy. Hidden in the eyes is greed and desire.

The two sides talked very happily, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Hou Xuanyan, who had been baptized by high wine at the dinner for a long time, could finally let go of his stomach in Gufu and tasted some delicious food.

And Xu Yuanbao and Hong Yixun are not so lucky, they have not had a good meal since the Qing soldiers broke Jiading.

Xu Yuanbao was born with a chubby belly, and he was propped up round, and Hong Yixun was not much better.

Hou Xuanyan was drunkenly helped into the carriage, and the Gu family's groom raised his horsewhip and drove them to the Gu family's courtyard. Xu Yuanbao and Hong Yixun didn't have this treatment, they were dragged into the courtyard of the next person and found a bed to settle down. After they sober up, they will be sent back to Hou Xuanyan.

Now that the plaques on the gate here have been replaced by the waiting house, if Hou Xuanyan sees it, he can't help but sigh that the efficiency of the rich family is fast.

When the carriage arrived at the inner courtyard, it didn't dare to go forward, and the inner courtyard of the wealthy family was all with its own subordinates to stop the BUFF.

Although Hou Xuanyan boasted that he could drink a lot, the wine he drank in Gu Mansion felt sweet and clear in the mouth, and he didn't feel much drunk. But he was full of energy, getting more and more drunk, and then he simply fell asleep in the carriage. The carriage of the Gu family is spacious and comfortable inside, and it is worthy of being a wealthy gentleman.

The groom stopped and shouted, "Uncle has arrived." ”

At the entrance of the inner courtyard, the flowers are full of fragrance. The groom took a deep breath of the fragrance greedily and watched the flowers and plants linger.

The two delicate beauties, Tingting walked out, and the groom knew that the big maids around this kind of young lady were all at the level of half masters, and they didn't dare to look at it more. With their heads down, they let them help Hou Xuanyan out of the carriage and walk towards the inner courtyard. Only then did the groom steal a glance, only to feel that the beautiful scenery in front of him was no longer interesting, and his mind was full of two swinging waists.